The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-20
JEFF DAVIS AND BIsnor GALLO.
WAY.
To the Editor Of the Appeals

10 the Editor Of the Appeals
Mr.. Davis. In his reply 10 Bishop Galloway,
says he svors local option whsn confined to
narrow limits. Bishop Galloway aud
smaller men who follow hi, lead proieis 10
think that on this Mr.. Davls surren-
dsrs the whole ausstiona. biue. Thor tag 10
admit the risht Of small community. or
narrow limit, 10 prohibit the sale Of intoxi-
eants By . mSjority vote. 10 10 admit the
rlsht Of a majority In q state 10 do the same
thins. This Il not true. On the contrary.
10 say that the state should regulate this
matter, az a whole, 10 10 deny that different
communities have different Interests aud
necessities. and 10 deny the doctrines %
home rule and local self government. TO the
support q which cur Erand old sI-PreSidsnt
has devoted long aud brilliant life. In
marrow limits where schools are located. or
In small towns where "etvboys' are In the
habit Of "psintins the town rcd" whenever
thsy please. and there 10 not sui Client police
force 10 restrain them from acts Of violence,
prohibition m'sht be sminenuy proper.
But In q city Of we'll rssuiatsd aud suihcisht
police force 10 arrest such msrauders. or In
q eommunity Of peaceful and industrious
oltltsns Who indulge themselves In the
modsrs,s use Of Stimulating beverages. pro-
hibltion would be WIDELY unneess,ary for
the protection tsi society. therefore wholly
unIustlaabls. To prohibit such . community
from the temperate use Of liquor, because
other oommunitlei will sbuIs the privilsss.
I, undsmocrstie and 10 on . par With the
plea o. many prohibition orators that the
Whole stats must be prohibited the ufs Of
ilquof because there orators cannot help
retting drunt Whenever thsy smell Il.
once heard an eesentrle old hard SHELF
preacher In North carollns, who ,aiii my
brsthrsn. I an In favor Of tsmrersnee, bat
I an Asn thsss Temperance sooistlss be-
cause thsy are aEln the Bible. The Bible
tells us We must be temperate In our meal
and 10 our drink. and I voali like 70 tso-
hos you are soins 10 be temperate 10 ysur
drink unless you drink somsthins."
We would like 70 have Bishop galloway
solve that problem vhsn he mskss hls nerI
th'satensd assault upon Mr.. Davis. BlshoI
Gsliovay 10 an eloquent aud srsnd nan Il
the Methodist pulpit. but -hsn he stsps Int
the Political arena aud challenged JET Davi
10 the contest he had better remember III
mobilization fKins James vhsn the age,
and erilsi Douslan appeared In the list
which the Kins had appointed Cor hh eel
siorihc.tisn. Tbs Doaslaa Of the South 4
not deed. JANIS n. CHALMERS.
In the above communication Gen
Chalmers defends his friend, Mr.. JET
ienon Davis, Successfully. Local op
ton ls the only method Of reaching Il
anything like prohibition without
trenchins upon the RICH, Of individua
liberty. Temperance people, wheroveI
they have been content 10 xork updel
the local option law, have done bette
than where they have attempted Anch
a tack ~ they have In hand 10 THU
State. In Texas they were ovsrghslm
insly defeated, Notwithstanding they
had the help Of some Of the beet poli
ticians In the State, aud q few OF IN,
mcst noted on the Dtmocralio aide
In this State nearly or quite cne-thitc
OF tie counties are under tie local op
ton law, and In Geoieia moro thar
one.balL In Mtsouh, a few day
age, sixteen counties voted Cor prohl
bi,lon under the local option law
which. added 10 fourteen already
committed TO i,,makes thirty out Of ia
counties that are cold aesinst the
LIQUOR tIsfhe. The suocsss 70 this sys
tem has encouraged the real
] lands Of tsmpsrance, and II 10 10 b